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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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