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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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