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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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