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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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