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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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