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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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