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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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