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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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