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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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