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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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