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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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