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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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