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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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