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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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