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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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