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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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