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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major 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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