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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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