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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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