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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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