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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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