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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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