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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the 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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