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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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