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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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