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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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