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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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