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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models 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 institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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