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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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