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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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