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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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