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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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