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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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