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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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