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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important 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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