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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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