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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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