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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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