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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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