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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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