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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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