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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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