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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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