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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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