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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key 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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