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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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