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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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