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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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