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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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