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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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