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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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