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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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