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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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