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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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