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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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