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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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