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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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