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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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