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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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