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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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