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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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