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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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