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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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