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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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