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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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