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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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