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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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