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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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