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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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