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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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