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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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