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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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