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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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