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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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