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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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