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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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