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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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