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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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