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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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