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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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