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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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