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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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