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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)