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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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