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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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