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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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