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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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