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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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