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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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