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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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