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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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