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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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