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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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