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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major 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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