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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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