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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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