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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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