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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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