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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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