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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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