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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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