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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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