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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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