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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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