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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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