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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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