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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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