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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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