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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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