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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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