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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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