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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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