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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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