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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers 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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