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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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