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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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