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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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