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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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