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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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