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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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