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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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