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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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