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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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