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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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