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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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