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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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