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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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