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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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