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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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