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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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