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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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