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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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