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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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