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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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