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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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