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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major 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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