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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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