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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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