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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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