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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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