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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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