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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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