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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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