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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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