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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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