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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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