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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews 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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