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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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