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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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