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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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