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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the 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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