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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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