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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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