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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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