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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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