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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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