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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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