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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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