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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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