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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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