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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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