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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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