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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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