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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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