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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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