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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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