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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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