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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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