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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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