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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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