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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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