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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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