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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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