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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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