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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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