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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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