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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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