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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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