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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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