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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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