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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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