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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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