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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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