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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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