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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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