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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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