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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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