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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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