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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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