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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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