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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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