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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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