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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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