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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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