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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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