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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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