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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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