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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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