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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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