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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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