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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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