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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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