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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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