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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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