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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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