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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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