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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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