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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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