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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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