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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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