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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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