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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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