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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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