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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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