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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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