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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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