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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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