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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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