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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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