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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses 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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