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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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