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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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