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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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