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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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