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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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