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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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