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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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