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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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