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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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