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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the 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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