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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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