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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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