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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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