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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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