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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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