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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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