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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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