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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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