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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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