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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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