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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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