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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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