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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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