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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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