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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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