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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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