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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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