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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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