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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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