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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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