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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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