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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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