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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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