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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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