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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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