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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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