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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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