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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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