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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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