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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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