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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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