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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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