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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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