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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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