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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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