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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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