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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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