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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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