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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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