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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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