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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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