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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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