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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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