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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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