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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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