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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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