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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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