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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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