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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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