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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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