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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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