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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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