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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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