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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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