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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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