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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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