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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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