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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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