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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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