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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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