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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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