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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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