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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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