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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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