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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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