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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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