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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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