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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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