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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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