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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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