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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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