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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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