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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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