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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important 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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