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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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