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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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