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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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