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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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