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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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