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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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