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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the 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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