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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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