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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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