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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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