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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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