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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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