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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive 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 analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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