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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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