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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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