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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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