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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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