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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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