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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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