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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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