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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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