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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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