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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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