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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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