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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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