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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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