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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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