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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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