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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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