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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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