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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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