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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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