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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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