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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates 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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