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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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