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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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