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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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