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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like 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. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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