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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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