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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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