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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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