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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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