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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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