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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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