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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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