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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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