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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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