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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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