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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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