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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers 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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