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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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