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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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