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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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