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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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