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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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