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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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