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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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