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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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