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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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