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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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