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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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