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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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