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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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