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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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