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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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