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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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