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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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