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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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