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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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