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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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