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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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