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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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