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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key 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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