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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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