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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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