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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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