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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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