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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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