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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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