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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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