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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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