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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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