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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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