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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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