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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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