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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic 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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