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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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