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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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