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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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