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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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