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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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