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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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