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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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