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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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