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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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