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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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