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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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