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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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