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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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