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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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