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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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