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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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