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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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