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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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