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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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