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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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