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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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