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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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