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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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