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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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