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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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