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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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