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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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