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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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