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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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