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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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