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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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