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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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