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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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