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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major 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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