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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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