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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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