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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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