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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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