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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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