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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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