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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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