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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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