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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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