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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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