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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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