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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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