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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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