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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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