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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about 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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