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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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