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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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