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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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