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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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