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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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