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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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