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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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