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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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