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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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