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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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