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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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