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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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