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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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