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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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