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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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