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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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