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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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