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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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