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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education