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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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