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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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