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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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