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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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