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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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