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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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