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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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