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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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