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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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