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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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