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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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