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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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