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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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