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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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