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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key 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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