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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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