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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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