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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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