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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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