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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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