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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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