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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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