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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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