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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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