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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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