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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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