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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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