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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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