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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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