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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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