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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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