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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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