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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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