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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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