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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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