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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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