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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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