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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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