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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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