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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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