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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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