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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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