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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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