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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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