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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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