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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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