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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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