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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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