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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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