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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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