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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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