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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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