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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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