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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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